THE
DEMONSTRATIVES

THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE

1. Function

The demonstratives
this, that, these, those ,show where an object
or person is in relation to the speaker.This (singular)and these (plural) refer to an
object or person near the speaker. That (singular) and those
(plural) refer to an object or person further away. It can be a physical
closeness or distance as in: